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5 cacti from Colorado. (Given by Prof. Chas. E. ee sey 
38 filmy ferns from New Zealand. (Given by Mr. TaiCocks ne.) 
2 plants for the conservatories. (By exchange with Phipps’ Cae Pitts- 
burgh, Pa.) 
1 Echeveria Clevelandii, (Given by Mr. R. cols r.) 
‘osta Rico. rcklé 
7 plants for the herbaceous grounds. (Collec ted - te N, L. Britton.) 
t plant of Ueularia sessifolia nitida., (Given by Miss F. A. Mulford. ) 
6 bulbs and plants for the conservatories from Mexico, (Given by Miss M. H. 
Wentworth. 
2 orchids from Brazil. (Purchased from Mr. Neumann.) 
SEEDS. 
100 packets seed. (By exchange with the Botanic Garden, oe Scotland. ) 
45 packets seed. (Collected by Mr. Percy Wilson in Porto 0.) 
40 packets fern spores. - Collected by Mr. Percy Wilson in ae Rico. } 
6 packets seed. (Given by Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell.) 
NOTES, NEWS, AND COMMENT. 
One of the sessions of the International Plant Breeding Confer- 
ence was held in the Museum on October 2d, and the attending 
members were given an opportunity for inspection of the collec- 
tions and plantations. The meetings of the conference were at- 
tended by a large number of botanists and plant breeders from 
Europe, the West Indies, Canada and the United States. About 
sixty papers were presented, a large number of which concerned 
results of the highest scientific interest, and great practical im- 
portance. 
The total precipitation in the Garden during September, 1902, 
amounted to 5.83 inches. Maximum temperatures of 83° on the 
Ist, 81.5° on the 8th, 74° on the 17th and 20th, and 70° on the 
23d were observed. Also minima of 43.5° on the 5th, 45° onthe 
14th, 44.5° on the 15th, 42.5° on the 16th and 47° on the 25th. 
The temperature of the soil at a depth of a foot (30 cm.) ranged 
from 50° F. at the beginning of the month down to 39° F. near 
the end. 
